document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120727>Question 1120727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ships leave the dock at 8:00 AM.   The first ship travels at a bearing of N 26o W at 18 miles per hour.   The second ship travels at a bearing of S 43o W at 24 miles per hours.   Find the distance between the two ships at 1:00 pm that same day. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to two decimal places.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sides are 90 miles & 120 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The included angle is 111º<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Cosine Law<BR>\n" );
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